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Title: Decoding the Past: The Work of Archaeologists Grade Levels: third through eighth Students are led through thre lessons deepening their understanding of archaelogy: Archaeological Thinking (recognizing artifacts in a omtemporty setting), Layers of the Past (Identify methods archaeologists use to relatively date soil layers)and Puzzle Pieces (Identify how archaeogists use typology to interpre artifacts). Cindy Ladd
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A Moon with a View

Title:** A Moon with a View **Description:** Teacher demonstrations and small group activities help students understand the rotation of the Earth and the appearance of movement of other bodies in the sky. (Kristin Pascucci)
 * Grade Level:** 3

Grade 2 This website is great for reinforcing the learning done during the unit on Sand pebbles and silt in second grade science. The website gives the students practice on the definitions they are tested on at the end of the quarter. It also makes a game out of the learning. (Sara Gonnering)[|Earth Materials][|**Weather Maps**] Making Weather Maps to learn the different elements of weather. Grade level: 4-6 Students will understand basic information about weather, learn about different types of weather maps, and create and present national weather maps showing different conditions. This will help students to understand the different elements of the weather. Andrea Pearson [|**Weather Watch**] (Scholastic.com) Grades K-8 Experiment with on-line weather tools, meet weather experts, track storms, and learn about droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and more. Students can find weather related facts, definitions, pictures and directions for experiments. This site also has a Teacher Guide with lesson plans for grades K-8. Heather Hillstrom
 * Sand, Pebbles and Silt**
 * Weather Watch On-line activities**

[|Understanding Weather] The Greenhouse Effect, Grades 6-8, Students will learn about the phenomenon is known as the Greenhouse Effect, why it is important to Earth, and how it can lead to another phenomenon known as Global Warming which can be harmful to Earth. Students will plan and design their own greenhouses to be able to observe the greenhouse effect first hand. (Pam Belongia)

[|**Severe Weather**]

Grade Five Students will be able to identify the causes and effects of several different kinds of severe weather phenomenon. Students know the causes and effects of different kinds of severe weather. (Pam Schimanski)
 * Severe Weather**
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[|Soiled Again] Soiled Again Students will learn about soil by finding clues to solve a case. They must find out what soil is, why it's important and in what kinds of soil plants grow. Grade 4 - 5 Mary Roach


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